Shots & Angles questions 1/9/14

Shots:

Extreme Close Up : Emphasizes a portion of the face, a small detail.

Close-Up : Close-up (often of a face). Draws attention to detail, especially facial reaction.

Medium Close Up: Figure framed from the chest up.

Medium Shot: Figure framed from the waist up.

Extreme long Shot: Also known as ‘establishing shot’. Indicates the environment and places the human figure in a setting.

 

Angles:

Low Angled Shot : Camera positioned low, looking up. Emphasizes the size of the object in frame.

High Angled Shot : Camera positioned high, looking down. Emphasizes the vulnerability of the object or person in focus.

Point-of-view Shot : A shot from the perspective of a character i.e.; seeing it through their eyes.

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